Instonians won the toss and elected to play into the strong wind in the first half. The first 20 minutes were a scrappy affair. Connemara’s young side made several knocks on or misjudged the wind kicking the ball long, all to give possession back to Instonians. Even in this early scrappy phase it was clear […]
Clogher Valley 2nds 43 Dungannon 3rds 7 This was the best performance of the season from Valley 2nds who revenged a recent league defeat by the visitors in emphatic fashion in this Crawford Plate tie. With 1stXV coaches and players watching the young and relatively inexperienced 2nds laid down a marker for the future. Though […]
Banbridge 4th XV 0 Randalstown 2nd XV 43 Randalstown 2nds travelled to Rifle Park on Saturday afternoon for the first round of Forster Cup hoping to get off to a good start in the tournament against Banbridge 4ths. Captain Hyndman was nervous, but quietly confident before kickoff and he inspired his team to a confident […]
Pic Credit: Stephen Hetherington Clogher Valley marched into the semi final of the All Ireland Junior Rugby Cup with a comprehensive 43-10 victory over the Connemara All Blacks On another pleasant afternoon, with the biggest home crowd of the season, Valley started well with good field position and much encouragement from the early exchanges. It […]